Celebrating Artist Boris Vallejo

Celebrating the birthday of noted artist Boris Vallejo (January 8, 1941), with a couple of his covers to Savage Sword Of Conan (#7 and #10, August 1975 and February, 1976).

Boris did much work for Marvel, including tales featuring Ka-Zar, vampires and zombies!

Conan Vs The Undead

Switching gears with Conan the Barbarian, here in two issues of Savage Sword of Conan with painted covers by Earl Norem (#39 from April, 1979 and #55 from August, 1980), with Conan facing off against zombies in the land before time!

Remembering Artist Earl Norem

World War II veteran Earl Norem (April 17, 1923 - June 19, 2015) was an artist known for stunning painted work, and Marvel and Charlton took advantage of that, featuring his artwork on their magazine versions of comics in the 1970s.

Below are some examples of this fine work, and a representative sample of a lifetime of work!

Six Million Dollar Man 4 and 6, 1977

Savage Sword Of Conan 14 and 47, 1970s

Tales Of The Zombie 5 and 10, 1970s

Rampaging Hulk 3 and 9, 1970s

Marvel Preview 9 and 12, 1970s

Planet Of The Apes 21 and 28, 1970s

Silver Surfer 1 (1978) and Masters Of The Universe: Sunbird Legacy (1983)